The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 (ESV) Continue reading
Author Archives: Steve Pruitt
Never Fails
“A man’s heart never fails to deceive him when he places his trust in it.”
John Owen
Shine on Us
The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 (ESV) Continue reading
Ultimate Satisfaction
“Ultimate satisfaction is not in a lover, a landscape, or a livelihood; although they may rightly please us, they will pass. That which is eternal and on which the soul must rest is “higher up” and “further back” . . . than those things we presently relish, and it can be provided only by the One who is able to do more than we would ask or even think.”
Bryan Chapell
Riches of God
“The riches of God are the kindness and mercy provided through the blood of Christ, which has redeemed us from the debt of our sin.”
Bryan Chapell
Too Dead
“We are too dead to be the source of our salvation; we are too weak to be the maintainers of our salvation; we are too finite to be the eternal stewards of our salvation. The magnitude and magnificence of what our salvation involves indicate that it must be entirely a gift of God’s grace.”
Bryan Chapell
Kept by God
Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (ESV) Continue reading
A Child is Born
Under the influence of the Spirit of God, Isaiah the prophet spoke these words, Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14 ESV) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6 ESV) Continue reading